Chris Morvillo, US Lawyer Who Defended UK’s Lynch, Dies at 59

Chris Morvillo, a partner at law firm Clifford Chance in New York who successfully defended British tech tycoon Mike Lynch in a criminal trial that ended in June, was among those killed in the sinking of a luxury yacht earlier this week. Morvillo was 59.

The deaths of Morvillo and his wife, Neda, were confirmed in a statement by Clifford Chance.

“We are heartbroken at the tragic passing of our partner, Christopher Morvillo, and his wife, Neda,” the firm said. “We are deeply saddened and still coming to terms with this terrible loss.”

Chris and Neda Morvillo in 2018

Photographer: Patrick McMullan/Getty Images

Lynch was also among those ...